Leveraging the Wisdom of the White Hat Community

Enterprises are accelerating their efforts to transform into digital businesses. If data is the new oil for the digital economy then software is the new engine. With the explosive growth of software, we are introducing more vulnerabilities into the digital environment, and enterprises are facing increasing cyber risks. Beyond the traditional in-house and outsourced appoach to finding security vulnerabilities, major organizations have starting engaging the White Hat community as an additional layer of defence. Why does this work and how can this new model work for you? This session examines the benefits and pitfalls of leveraging the wisdom of the White Hat community to find your security vulnerabilities.

Wei Chieh Lim is the CEO of Data Privacy Asia, which sits at the intersection of data protection, privacy and cyber security and serves as the focal point for Asia’s professionals to learn, network and collaborate. He spent the last 20 years in the IT and consulting industry with roles in software development, network and security management, technology audit, consulting, business development and architecture research. Over the years, he has engaged with companies in more than 25 cities across Asia Pacific, U.S., Europe and Africa.